The Sassy Hiker

July 16, 2021 1 Comment

Hiking the Carters – A Choose Your Own Adventure of the Type A Kind

In case you haven’t noticed yet, I’m a little bit neurotic – also crazy, but that’s not the focus of today’s story. So, when...

NH 4000 Footers Terrifying 25

July 13, 2021 Post a Comment

A Presidential Retrospective – featuring Sara McLachlan

Every time I hike one of the Presidential peaks, I struggle to find the words to describe the experience. I don’t know what it...

NH 4000 Footers

July 4, 2021 2 Comments

The Moosilauke Misadventure (that time my mother nearly disowned me on the trail)

Have you ever taken a friend or relative on a hike that quickly turns from a nice walk in the woods, to a full-on...

NH 52 With A View

June 28, 2021 2 Comments

The Wedding Crashers of the White Mountains: A Drunken Tale of Redemption on Sandwich Dome

Last week, I ventured up to Sandwich Dome for a redemption hike after bailing on this mountain in 2019. It’s not often I bail...

NH 4000 Footers Tails On Trails

June 25, 2021 3 Comments

A Tale of Two Tecumsehs (A Would You Rather style game to choose your own adventure)

I felt a little guilty with how Tecumseh and I left things on my hike last week, and from your feedback I learned that:...

NH 4000 Footers

June 20, 2021 Post a Comment

Mount Tecumseh – The Stairway to Hell (and why this should NOT be your first 4000 footer)

For some reason, Mount Tecumseh is one of the most highly recommended starter mountains for the 4000 footer list – which I think is...

NH 4000 Footers

June 12, 2021 Post a Comment

Mount Osceola: the Gateway Drug to the NH 48 (and why I think it should be your first 4000 footer)

Technically, Osceola wasn’t my first 4000 footer. Years ago, I hiked the Franconia Ridge with my mom – wearing sneakers, cotton clothing, and armed...

NH 4000 Footers

June 10, 2021 2 Comments

Conquer the Big, Bad Chimney of Mount Osceola (a how-to guide for the vertically squeamish)

So, you’ve found yourself at the top of Mount Osceola. You’ve taken your summit selfie (The Starfish – nice choice), and now you’re eating...

NH 52 With A View Tails On Trails

June 5, 2021 Post a Comment

The Hedgehog Trifecta

Don’t worry, no longwinded pontifications about the meaning of life that somehow finds a – admittedly, weak at times – connection to hiking. Yesterday’s...